Papers relating to an Act of the Assembly of the province of New-York, for encouragement of the Indian trade, &c. and for prohibiting the selling of Indian goods to the French, viz. of Canada : with a map

by: Colden, Cadwallader, 1688-1776; London. Merchants; Great Britain. Board of Trade; New York (State) Council; Great Britain. Privy Council

Publication date: 1724

Topics: Indians of North America, Iroquois Indians, Fur trade

Publisher: New York : William Bradford

Collection: university_pittsburgh; americana

Digitizing sponsor: University of Pittsburgh Library System

Contributor: University of Pittsburgh Library System

Language: English

The map has title: A map of the countrey of the Five nations belonging to the province of New York and of the lakes near which the nations of far Indians live with part of Canada taken from the map of the Louisiane done by Mr. de Lisle in 1718

"The map is said to be the first map engraved in New York."--Evans, v. 1, p. 329

One of 15 copies from the original in the New York public library, April, 1938

A petition of the merchants of London to His Majesty, against the said act. II. His Majesty's order in Council, referring the said petition to the Lords commissioners for trade & plantation. III. Extract of the minutes of the said lords, concerning some allegations of the merchants before them. IV. The report of the said lords to His Majesty on the merchants petition, and other allegations. V. The report of the committee of Council of the province of New-York, in answer to the said petition. VI. A memorial concerning the furr-trade of New-York, by C. Colden, esq

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